Mostly Aesthetics

Young American

George Washington’s complete writings run past thirty-nine volumes, a bit much even for the father of a country.

Oct 11 • 

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On the Origin of the Pilgrim Church by William Bradford

A poem

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

“Apt numbers, fit quantity of syllables...”

On Blank Verse

Sep 26 • 

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American Independence in Verse, on paper

American Independence in Verse will be published on November 4th: I’m excited to share this happy news.

Sep 22 • 

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Sugar-Coated Pills

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Sep 14 • 

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“Controlled Experiments in Social Pathology”

At the Nuremberg Trials

Sep 5 • 

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August 2025

On Beauty and Deformity

Ugliness is the opposite of beauty.

Aug 29 • 

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Wilhelm Keitel at Nuremberg

Wilhelm Keitel was made chief of staff of the Armed Forces in 1938.

Aug 22 • 

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Tales of Unintended Consequences, Volume 1

When the Bolsheviks won the Russian civil war, and put their hands on the levers of power, the liberation of women was high on their list of goals.

Aug 15 • 

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Flaws as Meta-Merits

On the ending of Huckleberry Finn

Aug 8 • 

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Paradise Lost, 2: the lives of angels, the nature of epic, and “good lines.”

Adam asks Raphael, and you would too, admit it, about the sex lives of angels...

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

“Abolish Marriage!”

Should governments get out of the marriage business?

Jul 25 • 

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